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Canada needs its own credit card payment method.
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I think we need our own everything. If it isn't being done in Canada and we are relying on someone else for it, we should be on that whenever and as soon as possible. Especially considering how unstable the geopolitical situation is.
We're also an international destination for education, travel, and business. We absolutely could present an alternative to VISA and expect international participation.
Don't get all isolationist, my friend. Having domestic options is a good idea, but you will be dependent on international countries somehow. And that's true for the world, right?
So, maybe soften your stance. Or don't, as you prefer.
I read their comment as proposing to aim for potential self-sufficiency. That doesn't necessarily imply isolationism. Developing homegrown options isn't mutually exclusive with global trade.
It can just mean having domestic alternatives to assert our sovereignty in case, say, a fascist movement takes over the government of our largest trading partner with who we share the world's longest border, or something like that. Purely a hypothetical, of course.
I see no reason to soften my stance as it isn't isolationist to say anything we can do on our own we should be doing on our own considering the unstable geopolitical climate. That's true for every country, wouldn't you agree?